Jon W.

Jon W. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Jon started their career at Velocity11 in 2000 as a Senior Electro-Mechanical Engineer. In 2008, they moved to Agilent Technologies as an Electrical-Mechanical Engineer. In 2009, Jon became the CTO at Mission Motors, where they built and led a cross-functional engineering team and set strategic direction for technology development. In 2010, they co-founded and operated Binding Freedom, a side job where they designed aftermarket ski binding components and launched the bindingfreedom.com website. In 2013, Jon joined Tesla Motors as the Sr. Director of Battery Engineering, where they led the battery pack design engineering team and focused on cost reduction, reliability, and safety. Lastly, in 2017, they became the Lead - Powertrain and Electronics at Joby Aviation.

Jon W. pursued their education at Stanford University from 1994 to 2000, where they earned both a Bachelor's degree (BS) and a Master's degree (MS) in Mechanical Engineering.